Rochdale Borough Council

Social and psychological support in an emergency

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​​​​​In the aftermath of a major incident many people will be
affected. They may be survivors of the incident, relatives of these
survivors or relatives of those who die as a result of the
incident. They may be affected simply by being involved in the
response.

Some of these people will need trauma support in the immediate
aftermath of such an incident, but in a short time they will have
recovered sufficiently to readjust to some sort of normality. Some,
however, will need a higher level of trauma support for some time
after the incident and a few will continue to need this support
over many years.